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Geometridae 91a0302 – 7598   Eupithecia classicata Pearsall, 1909

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Genitalia: See Plate 141 for images of both spread adult and genitalia in Ferris (2018). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: classicata Pearsall, 1909 (Eupithecia) - MONA 1983: 7598 penumbrata (Pearsall, 1912) (Eucymatoge) Taxonomic Notes: Eupithecia classicata Pearsall, 1909 includes as a synonym 7599 Eupithecia penumbrata (Pearsall, 1912), Zootaxa 738: 12.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Ferris, C.D., 2004. Taxonomic note on four poorly known Arizona Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Eupitheciini). Zootaxa, 738: 1-19. Ferris, C.D., 2018. Geometridae: Larentiinae: Eupitheciini (Part). Lepidoptera of North America, Part 14. Contributions of the C.P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity Colorado State University, - 191 color plates of adult moths w/ genitalia. (accessed 9/28/2018) McDunnough, J.H., 1949. Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 93(8): 533-728. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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